EP 2545797 B1 20140528 - Seatbelt buckle assembly
Title (en)
Seatbelt buckle assembly
Title (de)
Sitzgurtschnallenanordnung
Title (fr)
Ensemble de boucle de ceinture de sécurité
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201112019 A 20110713
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2545797A1] Seatbelt buckle assembly 307 comprises a cover (350, Fig. 4 ) or bristles 370 arranged to keep foreign objects out of the buckle interior; particularly where a latch (not shown) engages with and retains the seatbelt tongue (200, Fig. 1 ). The flap or bristles may rotate outwardly ( Fig. 9 ) to expel foreign objects; and may be actuated by a press button (360, Fig. 4 ) or press panel 380 in the buckle assembly. The flap may be opened automatically by a sensor (420, Fig. 7 ) signal as webbing is paid out from a retractor reel (400, Fig. 7 ). The flap or bristles is/are mounted adjacent to an outer tongue insertion area (320, Fig. 3 ), which is adjacent to a tongue release button 310. Advantage: prior art buckles allow foreign objects to fall into a tapered passage (330, Fig. 3 ) leading to an inner tongue insertion area (340, Fig. 3 ).
IPC 8 full level
A44B 11/25 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
A44B 11/2523 (2013.01 - EP); A44B 11/2569 (2013.01 - GB)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2545797 A1 20130116; EP 2545797 B1 20140528; ES 2487818 T3 20140825; GB 201112019 D0 20110831; GB 2492814 A 20130116; GB 2492814 B 20140108
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12174966 A 20120704; ES 12174966 T 20120704; GB 201112019 A 20110713